In the Mirror

In the Mirror



I look in the mirror and

what do I see?

I see a girl.



She’s twenty, maybe thirty

pounds overweight.

She’s fat, I tell you,

pure FAT!



“Starve yourself,”

I tell her,

“You’re a pig.”



She does.

Too much.



I look in the mirror and

what do I see?

I see a girl.



She’s sick looking,

I can see her bones

sticking out, like a skeleton…



I’d vomit but,

I’ve vomited too much.

I’m the girl

in the mirror.



“Start eating more,”

I tell her,

“You’re going to die.”



She does.

Just enough.



I look in the mirror and

what do I see?

I see… ME!

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This is not autobiographical

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